Easy Chocolate Brownies: The Best Indulgent Treat for Home Chefs
Easy Chocolate Brownies are fudgy, rich, and outrageously chocolatey, perfect for a quick treat.
Equipment
- microwave
- heatproof bowl
- 20cm/8" square tin
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 200 g unsalted butter 14 tbsp, about 1 ¾ US sticks
- 200 g dark chocolate chips 1 ¼ cups, 7 oz
- 175 g brown sugar loosely packed
- 3 units eggs lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 75 g plain flour
- 30 g cocoa powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 180 g dark chocolate block/bar optional, chopped into chunks
- 1.5 cups walnuts roughly chopped, or other nuts
Instructions
Baking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan forced).
- Spray a 20cm/8" square tin with oil and line with baking/parchment paper with overhang.
- Place butter and chocolate chips in a heatproof bowl, microwave in 30 second bursts until melted. Stir until smooth.
- Add sugar and vanilla, mix, then add eggs and mix well until smooth and molten.
- Add flour, cocoa and salt and stir until smooth. Stir in chopped chocolate, pour into pan.
- Bake for 24 minutes for gooey, 28 minutes for fudgy, or 32 minutes for cake-like.
- If you didn't use the extra chocolate for stirring in, reduce cooking time by 2 minutes.
- Rest for 10 minutes before lifting out of the pan. Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before cutting.
- Store in an airtight container for 4 days or freeze for 3 months.
Notes
Use cooking chocolate chips from the baking section, not eating chocolate. Line the pan with overhang for easy removal.
Nutrition
Serving: 48gCalories: 212kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2.6gFat: 14.5gSaturated Fat: 8.9gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 98mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 15.5gVitamin A: 350IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.9mg
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